Beth, Nice work. As to taking course at Cornell, what I did in college was put together a portfolio (10 to 20 mounted pictures) and went to the head of the photography courses and showed them. I was able to get into the advance photography section of the Art Department by having the pre-requisite starting photography credits waived. As you know, you can't get into the basic photo classes unless you are an art major. But you can get past that by having the instructor waive the requirement, which is done with the portfolio. I also used the school newspaper's wet darkroom to produce pictures. You can join the staff, shoot a few pics to keep in good standing and then use darkroom. Just a thought. Good luck with all.
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